quorum call: mr. casey: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: madam president, i'd ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: thank you, madam president. i rise today to talk about legislation that we're currently considering, and it's a welcome development that we're actually working on appropriations bills on the senate floor, and i want to commend the work of chairwoman mikulski of the appropriations committee, her ranking member senator shelby, as well as both chairman murray and ranking member collins on the so-called t-h.u.d. bill. everything in washington has an acronym. so it is with this, the transportation housing appropriations bill. as many people know, when you consider those appropriations and you consider the subject matter, it's pretty broad and diverse. and i'll just give you maybe a five-part summation here of what we're talking about. it means investing, of course, in transportation infrastructure, providing housing and services to very vulnerable americans, supporting our

mr. casey: thank you very much. i rise this afternoon to talk about one of the aspects of the debate that's occurring -- has taken place over a long period of time now but especially today when it comes to senate rules and what's happening on nominations and confirmations. one major aspect of that debate relates to the national labor relations act, and that passed in the 1930's, and i wanted to start today by highlighting what one of the findings was that undergird one of the foundations of that act. in the mid 1930's because of the -- because of labor strife and because of the conflicts between management and labor, people in both parties came together and said we had to put in place legislation to deal with that. or we couldn't have the kind of growing economy that we would hope to have. one of the findings, it's the third finding in the 1935 act, says as follows, "experience has proved that protection by law of the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively safeguards commerce , safeguards commerce,

i told mr. casey what i wanted to do. and he said that mr. lee in fact could be spoken to but that is mainly was kind of spotty. some days it was good to sometimes not so good but when it was is a pretty got frustrated with himself. they told me to come on up anyway if are willing to risk, which i certain was. and so on december 3, 2003, i walked into the long-term care wing of the hospital in syracuse and that 104 year old eugene lee. born on march 24, 1899, in new york, a small town that is not essential to a part of c. refuse. and so he turned 18 just a couple of weeks before the united states entered world war i. and as soon as the united states did enter world war i, he dropped out of high school. he only had a couple months left to go and enlisted in the marine corps. for those of you are advocates of education and feel badly about that, i can assure you that mr. lee did indeed eventually get his high school diploma. in fact, he was awarded his diploma on his birthday, which was his 104th birthday. he had their proud on display in his r

casey. he served in the late 1950s. mr. e was a widower and had no children and his closest family was a niece who lived out west. jim casey was sort of an adopted son. he took him out to be sometimes and was a gatekeeper. i told mr. casey what i wanted to do and he said that mr. lee in fact could be spoken to but his memory is kind of spotty. some days it was good and some days not so good and when it wasn't so good he got frustrated with himself but he told me to come up anyway if i were willing to risk it which i certainly was. on december 3, 2003 walks in the long-term care wing of the va hospital and met 104-year-old eugene lee. born on march 24, 1889 in salina new york a small town that is part of syracuse and so he turned 18 just a couple of weeks before the united states entered world war i. as soon as the united states did enter world war i he dropped out of high school. he only had a couple of months left to go and enlisted in the marine corps. for those of you who are advocates of education and feel badly about th

>> i don't think casey could advise mr. zimmerman on anything.these are two separate cases. but both of these individuals won't be able to live a normal life ever again. they are forever etched in history. they will have to go and live quiet lives somewhere and try and do something with their lives. i certainly hope that -- mr. zimmerman's been given a second chance, he does something good with it. >> forever etched in history, no hope or little hope of living a normal life. it's interesting to hear that, especially from your perspective. jose baez, thank you very much for joining us on this very busy sunday morning. we appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> we have a lot more coming up. >> yes, we do. >>> as britain and the world awaits a royal baby, the grandmother the royal baby will never know. how his or her parents will instill diandiana's values. we will hear from bianna next on "gma." royal values. we will hear from bianna next on "gma." time for a technology makeover. she's coming to the new samsung experience shop at best buy to spe

casey anthony trial. her defense attorney mr. mason has a lot to say and joins me now for an exclusive interview.s we approach the final moments of the defense case, what is your thought where the case is going? >> i don't think the state has proven a case of second-degree murder or frankly, even come close to it. they can't always choose their witnesses. you heard me say that before. you heard the medical examiner, the witness, the defense comes along with dr. di maio who is a phenomenal witness and i think that that was a -- a very good day for the defense. >> and in terms of dr. di maio and his testimony, as you say, he's incredible imminent, very world renowned and spoke in a language that would be extremely effective to a jury. if you have ordinary people sitting there listening to this guy, you found him really credible i would think. >> he is credible. i didn't get to see all of it but what i did see is rational. it made sense, he was responsive. intelligent, articulate compared to the state examiner who was horrendous. >> that is true. this is what the prosecutor challenged him that trayv

mr. o'mara not too many days ago, his client is only hated by half the people. casey, apparently was hated by everybody. >> what do you think of the case? do you think that george zimmerman is going to get away with this? i don't mean that in the sense of he's an innocent -- a guilty man made innocent but will he get away with the fact that he did kill somebody without any punishment in the end? >> well, i don't know that, piers. the fact of the matter, he's been charged with second-degree murder, and i've tried to watch some of this case, as much as i could, and what i have seen is a total absence of the necessary elements to convict him of second-degree murder. there has been no evidence of ill will or spite or actions and depraved mind. those are elements that have to be proven to have second degree murder and i haven't seen any of that. the case is not over. every time something goes on, there is good and bad. one side gets some points. the other side gets some points. this is a case of -- like we've seen, it's not going to be over until it's over. i agree with wh

klobuchar, udall of new mexico, whitehouse, wyden, cardin, blumenthal, coons, brown, casey, warren, franken, durbin, stabenow. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum required under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. boxer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. boxer: mr. president, as i understand it, the majority leader has just filed cloture on a bill that would keep us at a 3.4% student loan rate for the stafford loans, which impacts about 7 million americans, for a year. am i correct on that? the presiding officer: the cloture motion is on the motion to proceed. mrs. boxer: well, that he is a very important cloture motion. and i would hope that in a bipartisan way we will move forward on this bill because, mr. president, as of now, student loan rates have doubled on stafford loans. in my state of california, 550,000 californians are facing a doubling of their student loan from 3.4% to 6. 8%. and i have asked my students to contact me and talk to me about their real-world stories. and what it means to them to see a doubling

you have senator warren, casey,n, murphy, hatch, and franklin, in that order. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. welcome to miss kelly, 2 miles, to nora. you must be very proud. mr. smith, it is good to see you all here. has several set of duties to resolve these disputes. republicans and democrats said their and it is my understanding that the overwhelming majority of your decisions are unanimous. the you achieve unanimous decisions. notwithstanding the fact that there are certainly times when there are disagreements, but that there is a respect for the rule of law and due process and it is an opportunity to employers and employees. the elections are free and fair for unions. i am just delighted to see two very highly qualified nominees. this is great. i wanted to start by saying, as i looked through your resolution and -- resume, i was very impressed by a wide range of experience you had started with being a clerk on the second circuit, the wealth of experience to have working directly for them as chief counsel, you served as field attorney dating back to the 1980's. i wanted to ask

mrs. jackson needing help getting on and off that witness stand. carol? >> caseyreporting live from los angeles this morning. >>> what's in a name? well, everything if you happen to be the child that could one day sit on the british throne. coming up in "the newsroom," a look at some of the names gamblers are betting their money on. play close. good and close. help keep teeth clean and breath fresh with beneful healthy smile snacks. with soft meaty centers and teeth cleaning texture ...it's dental that tastes so good new beneful healthy smile food and snacks >>> 45 minutes past the hour. time to check our top stories. a federal judge has temporarily blocked north dakota's abortion law, calling part of it, quote, invalid and unconstitutional. the judge says the law would ban abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy and would prevent 90% of the procedures that the only clinic in north dakota. the state's attorney general says his office will fight the judge's decision. >> the united states could be one step s closer to arming syrian rebels. some in congress we

the casey anthony trial, the jodi arias trial, and now there's the george zimmerman trial being televised on national tv. mr shot the 17-year-old mr. martin in self-defense. when the story first broke, much of the debate centered around florida's stand your ground law in the intersection of race and suspicion and fear with that law. now that the trying's being televised, though, there's just as much focus on the drama much of it all. and it's had a huge tv audience riveted every day. a former professor of criminal justice who had taught the defendant and it has a huge television audience, today, the prosecution side called the 33rd witness to the stand, a former professor who had taught george zimmerman back in 2011. the professor is in colorado, and the trial is in florida. and although you would think that colorado to florida wouldn't be a huge amount to travel, the court decided to allow this professor to testify remotely. they had him testify by skype and even swore him in over skype. but watch what happened when he started to testify. >> professor, the course that you teach -- is that sort of an in-cla

casey anthony gets a baby. [crowd booing] >> what is with the booing tonight? [ laughter ] >> owner, one of the met's owners. >> yes, i am. >> mrbig shot, nice going. >> well, minority owner, of course. >> still you get free tickets, right? [ laughter ] >> better than being a minority in florida. [crowd booing] >> why are they booing? >> bill: they are booing because folks know cheap shots when they hear them. talking points believes the tide may be turning in the sad case of trayvon martin. i hope so anyway. that's the memo. now are to the top story tonight, i hope you saw my interview last night with tavis smiley who contents that black hen in america are held in, quote, contempt it. he initially said that on abc news this week. >> i think this is for many americans, george, just another piece of evidence of the uninconvertible contempt had that this nation shows and displays for black men. >> bill: joining us from the abc news studios good morning america anchor george stephanopoulos. why didn't you question him on that. >> when he finished i said that wasn't the question in the courtroom. i tried to get his back to the fact

casey. senator nelson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. gentlemen, thank you for your public service.et's talk first about upgrading the isr fleet. you're moving from manned platforms to a combination of unmanned and manned platforms. and the law directs the vice chairman and the undersecretary to certify annually that the navy remains in compliance and in supporting the needs of the combatant commanders and the navy has certified compliance and so my interests in this is that in the president's budget the navy plans to gradually draw down your manned platforms before going over to the p-8 platform and then to field a fleet of mq-4c tritons, the uavs. now it is my understanding that the navy is, the secretary of the navy is supportive of this position. have you all spoken to the combatant commanders to confirm if these isr capabilities fulfill their requirements? >> i haven't recently covered that particular slice of the combatant commander requirements. they are going to have their integrated priority lists due to us here over this fall and we'll scan those. we also get constant feed

mr. o'keefe, with your claims of being this legitimate journals, i wonder if you were looking into governor caseyd the gifts he has been a sitting with his wife -- receiving with his wife. guest: i'm not familiar with that story, but go to project veritas.com and send me a tip. i can't guarantee that i will get to it. i need more resources, more funding. but i do one major story a month. this claim about being a legitimate journalist -- it sounds more like a semantic distinction, that there is a cartel set up to prohibit people. i want more information. i think that people on the left and right should want more information. i do not understand why people on the left want to silence and shut down outside journalists from making a difference. it doesn't matter who you are or were you come from. if you're getting more information out there, it is always a good thing. that is its own conversation. host: a couple websites -- projectveritas.com, but also projectveritas.org. that is your fundraising site. guest: i think they are one and the same, just different url's. host: your thoughts on lynne greenw